Dignity in the Egyptian revolution : protest and demand during the Arab uprisings / Zaynab El Bernoussi, International University of Rabat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

El Bernoussi, Zaynab, 1986- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dignity.

Revolutions--Egypt--History--21st century.

Revolutions.

Human rights--History--21st century.

Human rights.

Respect for persons.

Egypt--Politics and government--21st century.

Egypt.

Egypt--History--Protests, 2011-2013.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 168 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Dignity, or karama in Arabic, is a nebulous concept that challenges us to reflect on issues such as identity, human rights, and faith. During the Arab uprisings of 2010 and 2011, Egyptians that participated in these uprisings frequently used the concept of dignity as a way to underscore their opposition to the Mubarak regime. Protesting against the indignity of the poverty, lack of freedom and social justice, the idea of karama gained salience in Egyptian cinema, popular literature, street art, music, social media and protest banners, slogans and literature. Based on interviews with participants in the 2011 protests and analysis of the art forms that emerged during protests, Zaynab El Bernoussi explores understandings of the concept of dignity, showing how protestors conceived of this concept in their organisation of protest and uprising, and their memories of karama in the aftermath of the protests, revisiting these claims in the years subsequent to the uprising.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title page

Copyright information

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgments

A Note on Transliteration

Glossary of Arabic Terms

Introduction

Argument and Contribution

Terminology

Layers of Meaning

The Wider Context for Dignity Slogans

Structure and Thematic Chapters

1 Dignity as Faith

Background

Instrumentalizing Religion

Interviews

Conclusions

2 Dignity as Identity

A Postcolonial Setting

Expressions of Karama and Identity

Globalization and Identity

3 Dignity as a Human Right

Expressions of Karama as a Human Right

Articulating a Problem of Dignity as a Human Right

Human Dignity in Egypt

4 Dignity as Materialism

A Critical Review of Development

Expressions of Karama as Materialism

A Price for Dignity

5 Dignity Recognition, Not Status

The Language Setting

Dignition

Identity, Politics, and Emotions

Issues of Development

Conclusion

Select Bibliography

Other Sources

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-99790-2

1-108-99809-7

1-108-99114-9

OCLC:

1243908388